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The Fortress by Meša Selimović
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA novel on 18th century Sarajevo under Ottoman rule, featuring a soldier returned from the wars. A Muslim, he marries a Christian girl who supports him while he dabbles in politics, eventually leading a raid to rescue a friend from jail... -
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Ponniyin Selvan - Part 3 by Kalki
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis ebook is a product of Kizhakku pathippagam, which is a imprint of New Horizon Media Private Limited (NHM)... -
![The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa]()
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLively reminiscences of bandit warfare in the sertao, the still primitive Brazilian back country, told by a wise, retired outlaw chief. ~Worldcat.orgGrande Sertão: Veredas (Portuguese for "Great Backlands: Tracks"; English translation: The Devil to Pay in the Backlands) is a novel published in 1956 by the Brazilian writer João Guimarães Rosa... -
![Преспанските камбани by Димитър Талев]()
Преспанските камбани by Димитър Талев
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Из македонската земя се срещат малки, схлупени черквици, заровени дълбоко в земята. По външен вид те не се отличават от заобикалящите ги къщи. Но когато надникнем вътре, пред нас заблестяват с цялата си красота майсторските иконостаси, вдъхновени дърворезби, сътворени от прочутите майстори-поети на Дебърската школа.Такива са и героините на Талев... -
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![Those Days: A Novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay]()
Those Days: A Novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinner of the Sahitya Akademi Award An award-winning novel that uses both vast panoramic views and lovingly reconstructed detail to provide an unforgettable picture of nineteenth-century Bengal. The Bengal Renaissance and the 1857 uprising form the backdrop to Those Days, a saga of human frailties and strength... -
![Shivaji: The Great Maratha by Ranjit Desai]()
Shivaji: The Great Maratha by Ranjit Desai
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsShrimanyogi is a biographical work on the life and the achievements of the great Maratha king, Chatrapathi Shivaji. Shivaji has been a legendary figure in the Indian history.Shivaji was one of the major influences on the revival of nationalism and Hindu culture during a period when centuries of rule by Muslim invaders had induced a condition of apathy and indifference in the people... -
![Time of Parting by Anton Donchev]()
Time of Parting by Anton Donchev
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the 17th century, a Bulgarian Christian region is selected by the Ottoman rulers to serve as an example of conversion to Islam. A Janissary who was taken from the village as a boy is sent to force the reluctant inhabitants to convert. The local Turkish governor seeks a peaceful solution, but ultimately torture, violence, and rebellion break out... -
![Musashi, Volume II by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
Musashi, Volume II by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMusashi, o grande romance épico japonês do século XX, com mais de 120 milhões de exemplares vendidos em suas diversas edições, além de inúmeras versões para cinema e televisão é a história de Miyamoto Musashi, na vida real o grande samurai do Japão da época dos xoguns... -
![Memoirs of a Geisha by Michael Dean, Arthur Golden]()
Memoirs of a Geisha by Michael Dean, Arthur Golden
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsContemporary / American English Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri's life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness -- a man who seems to be out of her reach... -
![Los pilares de la Tierra by Ken Follett]()
Los pilares de la Tierra by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEl gran maestro de las novelas de acción y de suspense lleva al lector a la Edad Media para sumirlo en un fascinante mundo con reyes, damas, caballeros, pugnas feudales, castillos y ciudades amuralladas. El amor y la muerte se entrecruzan constantemente en este magistral tapiz que tiene como centro la construcción de una catedral gótica... -
![Pratham Alok Pratham Parv by Sunil Gangopadhyay]()
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![Les Miserables: Sheet Music by Claude-Michael Schonberg, Alain Boublil]()
Les Miserables: Sheet Music by Claude-Michael Schonberg, Alain Boublil
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPiano duet arrangements of eight beautiful favorites from Les Mis: Bring Him Home * Castle on a Cloud * Do You Hear the People Sing? * A Heart Full of Love * I Dreamed a Dream * In My Life * On My Own * Stars... -
![Осъдени души by Dimitar Dimov, Димитър Димов]()
Осъдени души by Dimitar Dimov, Димитър Димов
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsМоже ли любовта да издържи на предизвикателствата на войната?Може ли човек да открие щастие, надежда, спасение в един свят, раздиран от жестокост, фанатизъм, глад, страх и болести, в който човешкият живот сякаш е загубил стойност, а непримиримите идеологии увличат милиони във всепомитаща буря?Испания е в гражданска война... -
![Znachor by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz]()
Znachor by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Znachor" is a one of the best novels written by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. It has been published in 1937... -
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![ثلاثية غرناطة by Radwa Ashour, رضوى عاشور]()
ثلاثية غرناطة by Radwa Ashour, رضوى عاشور
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsثلاثية غرناطة هي ثلاثية روائية تتكون من ثلاث روايات للكاتبة المصرية رضوى عاشور و هم على التوالي: غرناطة - مريمة - الرحيل... -
![Farewell Anatolia by Dido Sotiriou]()
Farewell Anatolia by Dido Sotiriou
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFarewell Anatolia is a tale of paradise lost and of shattered innocence; a tragic fresco of the fall of Hellenism in Asia Minor; a stinging indictment of Great Power politics, oil-lust and corruption. Dido Soteriou's novel - a perennial best-seller in Greece since it first appeared in 1962 - tells the story of Manolis Axiotis, a poor but resourceful villager born near the ancient ruins of Ephesus... -
![Gaban by Munshi Premchand]()
Gaban by Munshi Premchand
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGaban, first published in 1931, five years before Premchard's death, is the story of Ramanath, a morally weak but physically charming youth brought to near-disaster by his beautiful wife Jalpa's inordinate craving for jewelry. This is a felicitous translation by Christopher R King and will enable many readers to appreciate Premchand's important novel, available for the first time in English... -
![Fear by Anatoli Rybakov]()
Fear by Anatoli Rybakov
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Publishers WeeklyIn this sequel to his international bestseller Children of the Arbat , Rybakov picks up the story of Sasha Pankratov and his friends from Moscow's fashionable Arbat district as Josef Stalin launches the reign of terror that saw millions of Soviet citizens arrested, exiled or shot for counterrevolutionary activities... -
![The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern ... and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost… by Louisa May Alcott]()
The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated): Novels, Short Stories, Plays & Poems: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys, A Modern ... and Jill, Behind a Mask, The Abbot's Ghost… by Louisa May Alcott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents...Categorized as:
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![What Ho! The Best of P.G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse]()
What Ho! The Best of P.G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPublished to mark the 25th anniversary of PG Wodehouse's death, this is the first major new selection of his work to be published for a generation. This anthology of stories, novel-extracts, working drafts, articles, letters and poems gives a fresh angle on the twentieth century's greatest humourist. In his introduction, Stephen Fry writes: "What a very, very lucky person you are... -
![A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now by Betty Smith]()
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now by Betty Smith
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Hand Of Justice by Duane Boehm]()
Hand Of Justice by Duane Boehm
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs Boone Youngblood anxiously awaits the arrival of his first child, he wants nothing more than to live the quiet life of a rancher. His wild days of serving as a Texas Ranger are now nothing more than a memory...Categorized as:
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![Um Mundo Sem Fim, Volume I by Ken Follett]()
Um Mundo Sem Fim, Volume I by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsÀ semelhança de Os Pilares da Terra Ken Follett volta ao registo do romance histórico, numa obra dividida em duas partes graças às quase mil páginas que a compõem. A Presença publica agora o primeiro volume de Um Mundo Sem Fim, que se prevê repetir o sucesso de Os Pilares da Terra... -
![The Mark Twain Collection by Mark Twain]()
The Mark Twain Collection by Mark Twain
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis exceptional collection of "Junior Classics" lets listeners enjoy the exploits and antics of Tom, Huck, Tom Canty, Hank Morgan, and other characters, in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, " and "The Prince and the Pauper...Categorized as:
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![The Fourth Peshwa by Ranjit Desai, रणजित देसाई]()
The Fourth Peshwa by Ranjit Desai, रणजित देसाई
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Maratha empire that Chhatrapati Shivaji established in 1680 passed into the hands of the Peshwas in the 18th century. The empire, which spanned across large parts of Western, Central and Northern India, suffered a severe setback when the Marathas lost the third battle of Panipat to Ahmad Shah Abdali in 1761... -
![The Titan: by Theodore Dreiser]()
The Titan: by Theodore Dreiser
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it... -
![Altorių šešėly by Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas]()
Altorių šešėly by Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsŠiame "Mokinio skaitinių" leidinyje spausdinamas sutrumpintas V. Mykolaičio - Putino romano "Altorių šešėly" variantas... -
![Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens]()
Five Novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFive Novels, Complete and Unabridged: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations...Categorized as:
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![Prokleta avlija by Ivo Andrić, Celia Hawkesworth]()
Prokleta avlija by Ivo Andrić, Celia Hawkesworth
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsProkleta avlija/The Damned Yard (Description from Ivo Andrić Foundation website)The novel is written in 1954. Ćamil, a wealthy young man of Smyrna living in the last years of the Ottoman Empire, is fascinated by the story of Džem, ill-fated brother of the Sultan Bajazet, who ruled Turkey in the fifteenth century...Categorized as:
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![La pierre et le sabre by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
La pierre et le sabre by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDans le Japon du XVIIe siècle, le jeune Takezó devient le samouraï Miyamoto Musashi et n'a plus qu'un seul but : tendre à la perfection. Dépasser ses sentiments et persévérer pour s'améliorer, se perfectionner et parvenir à comprendre le sens profond de la vie en développant son art, l'art du combat. Duel après duel, il crée son propre style... -
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![Suparnica Marije Terezije 2 by Marija Jurić Zagorka]()
Suparnica Marije Terezije 2 by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNera osjeti da je smalaksao. U trenutku se otkine od njega i potrči. Ponovno je pograbi i divlje stisne k sebi. Osjetila je njegov vreli dah i čula prigušene riječi: - Budi moja - samo moja...Opet su stisnula jake ruke: - Robovat ću ti kraljice moja. Sad si moja...Nema ti više izlaska iz ove odaje. Strah probudi u njoj bijesnu snagu i hitru odluku. Digne ruku sa zlatnom iglom i zabode mu u grudi... -
![Dvorska kamarila by Marija Jurić Zagorka]()
Dvorska kamarila by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKonačno su okovi popustili i jedno krilo vrata otvori. Gusta pljesniva tmina nije zadržavala Sinišu. Uzevši fenjer u jednu ruku, u drugu pištolj, uđe u mrek. Našao se pod niskim stropom u uskom podrumskom fodniku. Odatle je ušao u veći prostor prepun različitih strojeva za mučenje.- Ovo je mučilište - upozori Meško.- Eno prolaza. Stali su kraj uskog otvor i osvijetlili ga... -
![Arus Balik by Pramoedya Ananta Toer]()
Arus Balik by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSemasa jaya Majapahit, Nusantara merupakan kesatuan maritim dan kerajaan laut terbesar di antara bangsa-bangsa beradab di muka bumi. Arus bergerak dari selatan ke utara, segalanya: kapal-kapalnya, manusianya, amal perbuatannya dan cita-citanya, semuanya bergerak dari Nusantara di selatan ke atas angin di utara. Tetapi jaman berubah... -
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![Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 by W. Somerset Maugham]()
Collected Short Stories: Volume 2 by W. Somerset Maugham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis final classic collection reveals Somerset Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice. The stories range from "The Lotus Eater" where a man envisions a life of bliss in the Mediterranean, to the astringent tales of "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond" in Malaya and South East Asia...Categorized as:
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![DUISHEN by Chingiz Aitmatov]()
DUISHEN by Chingiz Aitmatov
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe book tells the story of Altyani, a teacher, who, inspired by the great Russian leader Lenin, decides to open a primary school in his native village and holds his forte despite resistance from all... -
![Разкази.Гераците by Elin Pelin, Елин Пелин]()
Разкази.Гераците by Elin Pelin, Елин Пелин
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsПоредицата "Книги за ученика" представя литературни произведения, включени в учебната програма за IV-XI клас. Текстовете са съобразени с възрастта на читателите. Придружени са с критически анализи и оценки от различни гледни точки, с проблемни въпроси, тематични разработки, животопис - съобразно съвременните методически изисквания... -
![Of Mice and Men by Kevin Hinkle, John Steinbeck]()
Of Mice and Men by Kevin Hinkle, John Steinbeck
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratings...Categorized as:
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![La Parfaite Lumière by Eiji Yoshikawa]()
La Parfaite Lumière by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings" Soudain, il vit la vérité : les techniques de l'homme d'épée n'étaient pas son but ; il cherchait une Voie du sabre qui embrassât toute chose. (...) Pour la première fois, il se demanda s'il était possible à un être humain insignifiant de ne faire qu'un avec l'univers. " Le jeune Takezo est devenu Miyamoto Musashi, redoutable samouraï...Categorized as:
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![Katherine's Marriage by D.E. Stevenson]()
Katherine's Marriage by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReaders who discovered Katherine Wentworth and Alec MacLaren in Katherine Wentworth will be delighted to learn more about this lively pair. Those who are meeting them for the first time will find that this romantic story stands independently and beautifully on its own. The story opens with the honeymoon of Katherine and Alec at Ardfalloch in the idyllic Scottish Highlands... -
![Suparnica Marije Terezije 1 by Marija Jurić Zagorka]()
Suparnica Marije Terezije 1 by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNera sama otvori pismo, pročita ga i klikne:- Neće na s rastaviti, Siniša! Sretni smo! ČitajStadoše se smijati, grliti i cjelivati poput djece kad im poklanjaju davno žćeljene darove. Pismo je sadržavalo Sinišino imenovanje kapetanom dvorske garde.- Sad mi je sve jasno - reče on mirno.- Kraljica nas je oboje spasila, dala nam sreću i život i traži od nas zahvalnost... -
![Aurélien by Louis Aragon]()
Aurélien by Louis Aragon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDans cette chronique parisienne de l'entre-deux guerres, Aragon décrit la toute nouvelle société surréaliste. Aurélien, jeune homme sensible et oisif, fréquente les salons parisiens d'avant-garde, y côtoie les poètes, les actrices, les peintres qui ne sont autres que Picabia ou Cocteau... -
![Mayombe by Pepetela]()
Mayombe by Pepetela
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPepetela's novel is a fascinating study of the tensions produced by racism, tribalism, and sexual morals... -
![Εντολή by Διδώ Σωτηρίου, Dido Sotiriou]()
Εντολή by Διδώ Σωτηρίου, Dido Sotiriou
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsΗ «Εντολή» της Διδώς Σωτηρίου είναι ένα βιβλίο πολιτικής λογοτεχνίας με καυτά βιώματα. Ζωντανεύει μυθιστορηματικά τις περιπέτειες της μεταπελευθερωτικής Ελλάδας ( 1944-1952 ), που δεν έπαψε να ‘χει τη μοίρα του Σίσυφου... -
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![Her Benny by Silas Kitto Hocking]()
Her Benny by Silas Kitto Hocking
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is a little gem. It was first published in 1880 by a Cornish Minister who upped sticks to bang his drum up in the 'grim North', ( including 3 years in Liverpool, which is where this story is primarily set )... -
![The Best of Robert Service by Robert W. Service]()
The Best of Robert Service by Robert W. Service
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis new and revised edition of poems about the men and women of the North features the most loved ballads by Robert Service, and is illustrated with lively art by Marilen Van Nimwegen. While living in Whitehorse, Robert Service wrote The Cremation of Sam McGee, and other well-known poems. He wrote and published into his mid-eighties...Categorized as:
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![Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice--Jane Austen by Robert Clark]()
Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice--Jane Austen by Robert Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe study of Jane Austen has been transformed in the last twenty years by readings which have grounded her work in contemporary politics and by feminist critique which has questioned her construction of subject positions for women readers... -
![Jean-Christophe Volume I Dawn, Morning, Youth, Revolt by Romain Rolland]()
Jean-Christophe Volume I Dawn, Morning, Youth, Revolt by Romain Rolland
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them... -
![The Rains Came by Louis Bromfield]()
The Rains Came by Louis Bromfield
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHindus and Moslems, Brahmins and Untouchables, western missionaries and British colonial bureaucrats, the famous novelist brings to life the social conditions of the last decade of the British Raj. Basis of a 1939 movie featuring Myrna Loy and Tyrone Power... -
![The City by Valerian Pidmohylny]()
The City by Valerian Pidmohylny
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe City (Ukrainian: Місто) is an urban novel by Ukrainian writer Valerian Pidmohylny, published in 1928. Pidmohylny created the modern novel, which is focused on urban problems and touches upon philosophical questions of being. In this novel psyche of the characters is analyzed and the conflict takes place between people with different worldviews...
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